Exeter Named Swarthmore Head Baseball Coach
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Swarthmore College has named Stan Exeter head baseball coach. Exeter, who served as head baseball coach and associate athletic director at Arcadia University (PA) since 1997, will start at Swarthmore on Dec. 4.
"The Department of Athletics is very excited to have [Exeter] on board," said Adam Hertz, the Marian Ware Director of Athletics at Swarthmore. "We feel his understanding of competitive athletics within the framework of an academic institution will foster success within the Swarthmore baseball program."
Exeter, a two-time Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, had a record of 181-166 in ten years at Arcadia, capturing a pair of conference championships—the most recent coming in 2006 when the Knights posted a record of 27-14 (18-3 in conference). In 2004, Exeter led Arcadia to a conference championship as well as season-ending national ranking by the American Baseball Coaches Association. He has coached three All-Americans, seven All-Region selections, and nearly three dozen All-Conference players. Exeter has managed to make the conference championships every year dating back to the 2002 season. In addition to coaching baseball, he has managed all athletic event operations and personnel for the past ten years at Arcadia.
"I am extremely excited about being part of Swarthmore College and the outstanding academic and athletic reputation," said Exeter. "I have had the opportunity to coach against a handful of schools in the Centennial Conference and am aware of the high level of competition. I am committed to moving Swarthmore's baseball program forward."
Exeter's passion for baseball extends beyond his own team as he has been an avid participant within the entire NCAA baseball community, more specifically in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He was included in the NCAA virtual focus group in 2005, and served as NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Site Director in 2005. For the last three years he has also been on the NCAA Regional Baseball Selection Committee.
Exeter graduated from Lafayette in 1992 with a B.A. in Government and Law and was twice named to the All-Patriot League while playing for the Division I Leopards.
Exeter replaces former Garnet head coach Frank Agovino, who resigned after ten years at Swarthmore.